President Joe Biden's approval ratings have worsened in recent months, frequently showing him tied or trailing former President Donald Trump by a few points. However, according to Biden, the media focuses only on the "wrong" polls. Biden dismissed surveys indicating he is behind Trump or other potential Republican opponents, insisting that journalists do not get the complete picture.
He stated, "You are reading the wrong polls," according to Politico. On Sunday, as he was leaving his campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, Biden responded to a pointed question from a reporter about why he was losing to Trump in the polls. He reiterated, "You are reading the wrong polls."
While the president walked from the building to his waiting vehicle, a car collided with the U.S. Secret Service SUV that was parked at the intersection. Both Biden and First Lady Jill Biden were unharmed. It is unclear which polls Biden was referencing, but his campaign sent a memo to the media last month citing polls that showed Biden either leading or tied with Trump from NPR/PBS/Marist, Yahoo News/YouGov, USA/Suffolk, and Quinnipiac University.
During a fundraising event in Chicago, Biden remarked, "The press was talking about two polls. There are 10 other polls we win." He mentioned that his campaign placed copies of those polls on the attendees' seats, concluding, "The reporters don’t read the polls."
